The Daily Book of Photography

DAY 101

PHOTOGRAPHY 101

Change One, Change Them Both

USING SHUTTER SPEED AND APERTURE TOGETHER

Since both the shutter speed and the aperture control the amount of light, it is important to use them in conjunction with each other.

First, you must find the proper exposure for the scene. The easiest way to do this is to check your in-camera light meter. Generally, when you look through the viewfinder of your camera, you will see something like this:

Part of the display shown above is the in-camera light meter, which will indicate if your ...